kingdurgaking
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Why do we tend to put pride over logic?
If Kaveri engine was meant as an tech demonstrator for first indigenous engine developments, I would totally agree with you and say, it is a good accomplishment, but that simply wasn't the aim!
Kaveri was meant to power LCA and as long as it can't do that by meeting the requirements it is the failed part of the LCA project. This failure combined with the bad planing caused most of the delays for Tejas and we have to learn from this by admiting it, investigating where the problems where, what we can do better next time...instead of downplaying it!
I am happy that we started these indigenous developments, but I don't see why we should celebrate it, if it didn't help us in our projects. Just like I don't celebrate the roll out of N-LCA, or every test of LCA prototypes, but why I was happy after the IOC was done and why I will be more than happy when the serial production starts and we field the MK1 into operational service, because then we really have achieved something!
Simple question to you...
1)of all the R&D happening in the world.. is everything successful?...
2)What is your objective?? we should never do indegenous stuff??....
Kaveri though not implemented.. it has achieved 90-95% of the target... yes not exceeded or met the goal... but knowledge has helped in developing the same for Marine... MBT.... dont you think it is a valid to consider a pride?.. we are trying and the project is not scrapped.. we are still developing...
until the project is scrapped or closed... it is not a failure.. there is still a ray of hope...
Secondly... Requirement has changed.... it has changed by a large margin ... it is very much clear from thrust requirement 85KN is increased to 95 KN... which is openly admitted by IAF... if thrust is changed it means lot of substems are getting changed or the requirement has changed by a large margin..